Serum resistin level in obstructive sleep apnea patients complicated with cardiac diseases, diabetes mellitus or renal impairment

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been independently associated with cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, coronary heart disease and heart failure. Also, it had a deleterious impact on renal function and a link to diabetes mellitus (DM) and insulin resistance. Resistin is new...

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Main Authors: Basem I. El-Shafey, Mohammad M. El-Bedewy, Tymor Mostafa, Mohmad Attia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814200653